American Revolution

1. True or False: The French were the Patriots' greatest ally during the American Revolution

• True

• False

Common Sense was written by

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Locke

• George Washington

• Thomas Paine

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Ben Franklin

• John Adams

What were American's called who supported independence?

• Patriots

• Loyalists

Colonists who chose to side with the British were known as

• Patriots

• Loyalists

This treaty formally ended the American Revolution

• Treaty of Ghent

• Treaty of Boston

• Treaty of Paris of 1783

What was one purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• to establish a framework for government

• to express reasons for limiting immigration

• to state the reasons for the colonies to separate from England

• to list arguments for women’s suffrage

The Battle of Saratoga was significant in the Revolutionary War because it

• ended the British threat to the South

• convinced the French to support the Americans

• guaranteed Canadian help for the colonists

• forced the British to withdraw from North America

What was the primary purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• to persuade England to end slavery in America

• to provide a plan for financing the American Revolution

• to list reasons the colonies should be free from England

• to convince the king to grant colonists more land

What event is depicted in this image?

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• Lexington and Concord